Control mechanism



Aug. 3, 1943. w. R. GERRY l CONTROL MECHANISM Fil'ed NOV. 18, 1941 ment beyond the interconnected elements I0 and By reason ofthe fact that the inside diameter of the yelongated sleeve Iv is greater than that of Y the element 5 of the Vcasing I, plus ythe fact that the rod I2 is also of greater diameter than the inside diameter of said element 5, it will' be understood `fthat s lidingjmovement ofthe movik able memb'erfffiwil-l bef-limited vor interrupted-w When the inner end of said rod I2 is brought into abutting` engagement With the adjacent end of the tubular element 5. When, however, it isV v flexible movable member V.inflexible shank connected to one end of said desired to`remove the movable member 6 fromm sleeve I from the adjacent end portion of said In this manner, the diametricallyarranged locke Y ingpinldwiilbeexposed; hence, permitting its Y removal from the elementsll) and I2; allowing the rod'IZ ,to beturned o'rdisengaged from the screw threadedjerid of `thefshankflli. j With the rodv I2'thus disengaged vfrom the'sha'nk IIJ` of ,Y the movable velement v6, Vit'willbe,seen-thatl said movableelement, together with saidshank Iii,` may be freelyV and readily Withdravv'ricvfrom or fthe Acasing I, forY inspection or other purposes. '1

' such operation maybeconveniently and vquickly Y veffected by Vturning the nut 8 from the'screvv4 threaded nipple Il,r and withdrawing theelongated f movable memberftheshank landrthe'rod- I2'.`

throughl ,the casing.` I., particularly, since the shank Il) and the' movable'member 6,`so asf to against fjundesired-'rotation by jamming or llocking Yengagre/'nient of thenut'S with theiadjacent sideforend ofthenut 8, as heretofore described.

` ,Manifestm the ccnstmcnon' shownis capable of furthermcdiflcation, and such modification as islwithin the scopey of my. claims, I consider n Within'it'he's'pirit of my invention. i Iclan: ,v o

,1. A controlmechanism, including a casing,

" beyond said: sleeve.

movablev member having a cross-'sectional -size passable through said casing, a sleeve removably engaged with one'end of the casing and nori mally over a portion of saidV movable member vand said shank, the inner diameter of the sleeve being greater than thatof the casing,` and a rodlsnugly and slidably received in said 'sleeve detachably connected to said shank.

2. A control mechanism, including a casing, a

Flexible movabley member received therein,l an Y inflexible shank xedly connected to one end of said member having'a cross-sectional size re' vl'ceivable in' and Vpassable through said casing, a Y

sleeve, janut fixed to one end of said sleeve havning engagement Vwitljlgthe Vadjacent end portion "of rsaid casing, the inner diameter of said sleeve being greater thanthe inner diameter of said casngand alrodsnugly and slidably received inrs 'disleevev Vari'oljdetachabl'yY connected to Ythe adjacentendof` said inflexiblevshank beyond the adjacent end of said casing.Y

1 3.' /A control mechanism, includingacasingQa I sleeve deta'chably engaged with vone end of the f casing, laf movableflexible Vmemberfreceived in f said' casing and normally extending'intoV saidv i sleevegia' rigid'shank connected tothe end of said ,Y movablev member Vin said sleeve, the cross sectio'nal'size otsaid shank substantially corre'- spending throughout yits'length to that Vofjthe movable exiblemember, anda rod snugly and slidablylengagedlin and extending beyond said sleeve and connected to the `free end of said -shankand having av crossSsectional size greater.

than'the' casing interior.'I

' Y4. A control'mechanism, including'av casingQa sleeve removably 1 engaged with vone end of the casing having van inner :diameter greater thanthat of the casing, a flexible member Vslidably received in saidfcasin'g .and `s 1eeve,a rigid shank ,connectedr toV the end 'ofV said movable member Yin "said sleeve, the entire, crosslsectional size of 1 saidshank being suchv asto permit' its movementA into and .throught said casing, and ra rod of 'cross'.l sectional size to permit its snug and vslid-vv able engagement Zini said sleeve but not intoor through said casing. detachably. connected to the free'end ofsaidishank andlextendingffr'om and received therein, an

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